- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 10, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Sarah Lancashire
Sarah Lancashire is an English actress whose career began in 1986. Lancashire's first acting roles were in local theatre, with small guest roles in television dramas and sitcoms. After coming to public attention with roles in popular programmes including Coronation Street (1991-1996, 2000), Where the Heart Is (1997–1999) and Clocking Off (2000), Lancashire signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, appearing exclusively in ITV1 programming for the next two years. Lancashire has continued to work extensively across a variety of television drama genres, including guest appearances, regular roles in returning series and with featured roles in standalone miniseries' and television films. Her more prolific work includes the drama series' Lark Rise to Candleford (2008-2011), Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2020) and Happy Valley (2014, 2016, 2023). Lancashire has appeared i…
Filmography
tvBlack Doves
2024 · Mrs. Reed
tvJulia
2022 · Julia Child
movieEverybody's Talking About Jamie
2021 · Margaret New
tvAlan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020 · Gwen
tvThe Accident
2019 · Polly Bevan
movieYesterday
2019 · Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
tvEdwardian Britain in Colour
2019 · Self - Narrator
movieChristmas at St Paul's
2018
tvKiri
2018 · Miriam Grayson
tvSchool of Roars
2017 · Mrs. Twirlyhorn
movieDad's Army
2016 · Mrs. Pike
movieThe Dresser
2015 · Madge
movieThe First Film
2015 · Lizze Le Prince (voice)
movieFair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen
2015 · Narrator
tvHappy Valley
2014 · Catherine Cawood
tvLast Tango in Halifax
2012 · Caroline
tvThe Paradise
2012 · Miss Audrey
tvUpstairs Downstairs
2010 · Miss Whisset
tvFive Daughters
2010 · Rosemary Nicholls
tvWuthering Heights
2009 · Nelly Dean
tvAll the Small Things
2009 · Esther Caddick
tvLark Rise to Candleford
2008 · Adult Laura
tvOliver Twist
2007 · Mrs Corney
movieAnd When Did You Last See Your Father?
2007 · Beaty
movieSex, the City and Me
2007 · Ruth Gilbert
tvSkins
2007 · Mary
Angel Cake
2006 · Elaine Wilson
Angel Cake
2006 · Elaine Wilson
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Miss Foster
movieCherished
2005 · Angela Cannings
tvThe Rotters' Club
2005 · Barbara Chase
movieIn Search of Tony Blair
2004 · Self (Narrator)
tvThe Afternoon Play
2003 · Director
Strike: When Britain Went to War
2003 · Self - Narrator(voice)
movieSons & Lovers
2003 · Gertrude Morel
movieBirthday Girl
2002 · Rachel Jones
tvRose and Maloney
2002 · Rose Linden
The Cry
2002 · Meg Bartlet
tvThe Cry
2002 · Meg Bartlett
movieBack Home
2001 · Peggy Dickinson
tvThe Glass
2001 · Carol Parker
movieGentlemen's Relish
2001 · Violtet Askey
movieMy Fragile Heart
2000 · Trina Lavery
Chambers
2000
movieSeeing Red
2000 · Coral Atkins
tvClocking Off
2000 · Yvonne Kolakowski
Bloomin' Marvellous
1997 · Liz Deakin
tvWhere the Heart Is
1997 · Ruth Goddard
movieCoronation Street - The Feature Length Special
1995 · Raquel Watts
Exam Conditions
1992 · Secretary
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991 · Karen Sullivan
About Face
1989
tvGoing Live!
1987 · Self
tvWatching
1987 · Ms. Linden
tvDramarama
1983 · Janice Dobbs
tvCoronation Street
1960 · Raquel Watts, Raquel Wolstenhulme / Raquel Watts